Bidirectional neuromorphic brain interfaces, based on interconnecting brain networks with artificial spiking neural networks, aim to optimize neural prostheses to help people with paralysis to regain autonomy. Their emergence questions the concept of human subjectivation, the continuous process by which we become and remain the subject of our life.
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This paper was made possible by the French Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (www.anr.fr) under grant No. ANR-20-CE45-0005 (BrainNet project).
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Yvert, B., Fourneret, E. Neuromorphic brain interfacing and the challenge of human subjectivation. Nat Rev Bioeng 1, 380–381 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44222-023-00041-9
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